GitHub Innovation Graph
Study trends in public GitHub activity across included economies at an aggregate level.
Coverage: Economies included in the dataset · Quarterly economy-level aggregates from 2020 onward
Developer ecosystems · Public GitHub events by hour, event and repository
Use GH Archive to analyze public project activity and ecosystem attention over time.
Put it to work
Use GH Archive to analyze public project activity and ecosystem attention over time.
Use the available ecosystem signals to shortlist a language, platform or integration for further research. Validate adoption signals with conversations about the problem your product solves.
What it covers
Geography: Coverage depends on the source's documented geographic and time scope
Granularity: Provider-described dataset or API records available at the indicated geography and time scope.
Source type: Public GitHub events by hour, event and repository
Access and cost
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Cost: Public access is described, but any registration, account and downstream hosting costs should be checked.
Update cadence: Release cadence varies by provider and dataset; confirm the specific collection or reference period.
Before you use it
Only public activity is included; event payloads vary, older periods use a different API source, and BigQuery processing can incur costs.